He also provided vocals for Cosmic Gate on their album Earth Mover. Bush administration, ultimately leading to a decision to focus on a career as a songwriter.īetween 20, Perls primarily composed music for European dance music artists, including David Guetta, Paul van Dyk, Ian Carey, ATB, and Robert M. The following year he co-founded NATOarts, which (according to its charter) sought to 'promote global security and stability through the exhibition of works of conceptual art.' The government support for the organization was terminated in the early days of the George W. While studying at University College London in 1997, Perls worked with the post-rock collective Piano Magic.įollowing Perls' graduation from Oberlin College in 1998, he began working for the Barbara Gladstone Gallery, a leading contemporary art dealership in New York. Very secular & philosophical, indeed.Though born in Gas, Kansas, he grew up in Boston, Massachusetts, culminating in an education at Concord Academy. 'Born To Be Wasted': let's all 'get our kicks' in life, & live without regret, because who ever we are, & what ever we do, the very efforts of our being is 'wasted' as in the end we all rejoin the ether from which we came, anyway. On that note, regarding any religious references that may arise It's not just the stupefied Christian who gets to raise up hands, singing and dancing in euphoria to a sermon on the mount - A raver can have a greater euphoric experience on the dance floor, hands up in worship of the DJ on the alter etc.think about it. Let's not forget, this is electro trance we're dealing with. IOW, life is short and spontaneous thus we should get the most out of each day like it were our last (as indeed it could be), so get out there and get wasted on your favorite drug be it substance, adrenaline, or 'life' itself (aka The Dance Floor in this case, I think). This is primarily a live-without-regret club/dance song, & the last verse says it all: '(life) Ain't worth livin' if you can't get your kicks'.

This night's gonna end like a missile drop baby out loud knew that it would come to thisĪin't worth livin' if you can't get your kicks The beats are gonna drop you can trip em' upĪh.

Oh the rock's not gonna stop so let's rip it up Oh the night's not gonna last so let's keep it up

Oh this car's goin' fast gonna speed it up Oh the beat's gonna bash gonna break it up

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